Gaithersburg HomeGoods "Helps Families Fight Cancer" campaign to benefit the Jimmy Fund

Gaithersburg HomeGoods “Helps Families Fight Cancer” campaign

to benefit the Jimmy Fund

(Gaithersburg, MD) Now, through June 29, Gaithersburg HomeGoods shoppers will have the opportunity to support cancer care and research while shopping at the off-price home fashions retailer. More than 365 HomeGoods stores nationwide will be participating in the 15th annual “Help Families Fight Cancer” campaign benefitting the Jimmy Fund, which supports pediatric and adult cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts.

HomeGoods customers can participate by making a contribution at the register to “Help Families Fight Cancer,” with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting the Jimmy Fund. Customers also have the opportunity to purchase a reusable shopping bag for $0.99 featuring artwork by Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic pediatric patient Allisa Freiberger, 9, of Westwood, Mass. HomeGoods will contribute $.50 to the Jimmy Fund for each bag purchased.

“We are grateful for the continued generosity of HomeGoods’ loyal customers who have raised millions of dollars for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber over the last 15 years,” said David Giagrando, assistant vice president of corporate partnerships at the Jimmy Fund. “We are so appreciative of their commitment to finding cures for cancer, and we’re thrilled to partner with HomeGoods again this year to help more families facing this disease.”

“We’re proud of the long-term partnership we’ve had with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute supporting the Jimmy Fund,” said Robyn Arvedon, HomeGoods spokesperson. “Our customers and associates have made a powerful impact on this important cause and we are truly inspired by their commitment to helping families fight cancer.”

About the Jimmy Fund

The Jimmy Fund (www.JimmyFund.org) solely supports Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising funds for adult and pediatric cancer care and research to improve the chances of survival for cancer patients around the world. The Jimmy Fund is the official charity of the Boston Red Sox, Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, and the Variety Children's Charity of New England. Since 1948, the generosity of millions of people has helped the Jimmy Fund save countless lives and reduce the burden of cancer for patients and families worldwide. Follow the Jimmy Fund on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thejimmyfund and on Twitter: @TheJimmyFund.

About Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

From achieving the first remissions in cancer with chemotherapy in 1948, to developing the very latest new therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is one of the world’s leading centers of cancer research and treatment. It is the only center ranked in the top 4 of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals for both adult and pediatric cancer care.

Dana-Farber sits at the center of a wide range of collaborative efforts to reduce the burden of cancer through scientific inquiry, clinical care, education, community engagement, and advocacy. Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center provides the latest in cancer care for adults; Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center for children. The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center unites the cancer research efforts of five Harvard academic medical centers and two graduate schools, while Dana-Farber Community Cancer Care provides high quality cancer treatment in communities outside Boston’s Longwood Medical Area.

Dana-Farber is dedicated to a unique 50/50 balance between cancer research and care, and much of the Institute’s work is dedicated to translating the results of its discovery into new treatments for patients locally, and around the world.